House to Vote on Additional Funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs Amid Shortfall

WASHINGTON—The House is scheduled on Sept. 17 to vote on a bill to give about $2.9 billion in additional funding to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) due to the agency experiencing a budget shortfall, according to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.). The measure would give almost $2.29 billion for veteran compensation and pensions and almost $570,000 for benefits to help veterans readjust to civilian life. The bill, no later than 30 days after its enactment, would require the VA secretary to submit a report to the Senate and House Veterans and Appropriations Committees on how the VA will improve its budget projections when requesting funding from Congress....